Parker is no stranger to thinking on his feet, and slayground makes him do so quite often in its pages. An alan grofield novel alan grofield novels stark, richard on. Read backflash a parker novel by richard stark available from rakuten kobo. The man with the getaway face by richard stark the hunter by richard stark the. There is no such thing as a free lunch but it takes josh redmont a while to figure that out.
Browse audiobooks written by richard stark sorted by. A parker novel parker novels book 14 kindle edition by stark, richard, ardai, charles. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged by a bevy of local mobsters. Buy slayground book online at best prices in india on. Written by richard stark, audiobook narrated by joe barrett. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slayground.
Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably the hunter, which became the 1967 noir point blank and the 1999 smash payback. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park. Richard stark was one of the many pseudonyms of donald e.
The awardwinning graphic novel series adapting one of crimefictions most famous and hardboiled characters. Search results for richard stark get your free audiobook. The book has all the hallmarks of richard stark s prose and plotting. In 1993, the mystery writers of america bestowed the societys highest honor on westlake, naming him a grand master. Westlake 19332008, who was a very prolific, and acclaimed, noir crime fiction writer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading slayground. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Westlakes bestknown continuing pseudonym was that of richard stark. Donald edwin westlake july 12, 1933 december 31, 2008 was an american writer, with. Richard stark audio books, best sellers, author bio.
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Slayground by richard stark 1971, hardcover for sale. Westlake 19332008 wrote dozens of novels under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, including richard stark and alan marshall. Browse audiobooks written by richard stark sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The mystery writers of america bestowed their grand master award on westlake in 1993, and if slayground is representative of the westlakes quality of writing and storylines he certainly deserved the.
Alan grofield novels and millions of other books are available for instant access. But somehow the sweet heist of a college football game turns sour. Parker, the ruthless antihero of richard stark s eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Richard stark 19332008, wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other. Written by richard stark, audiobook narrated by keith szarabajka.
Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razorsharp prosestyle, stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. The 16th parker novel, butchers moon, is more than twice as long most of the master heisters adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nervejangling tension listeners have come to expect. Slayground by richard stark overdrive rakuten overdrive. Feel free to recommend other authors that i may have overlooked. Westlake writing as richard stark unabridged audiobook at the best online prices at ebay. We are dedicated to providing topquality audio content. Anyone know why there is not an audiobook version of this book. Slayground the parker novels richard stark, joe barrett on. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Idw has announced that darwyn cooke will be once again going into the world of richard starks parker with slayground. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged b.
Backflash ebook by richard stark 9780226773001 rakuten kobo. Richard stark is the most famous pseudonym of worldrenowned author donald westlake 19332008. Read slayground a parker novel by richard stark available from rakuten kobo. Slayground by richard stark 2010, paperback for sale. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Outnumbered and outgunned, parker cant afford a single miscalcu. The book is a page turner of the best sort, throwing its protagonist into a quagmire and then letting him thrash around for safety while sinking steadily deeper. Richard stark, tucker coe, samuel holt, edwin west, john b. Westlake 19332008, a prolific author of noir crime fiction. Hes low on bulletsbut, as anyone whos crossed his path knows, that definitely doesnt mean hes defenseless. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
Slayground is a 1983 british crime thriller film directed by terry bedford. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Science fiction audiobook the risk profession by donald e. The hunter by richard stark, 9780226770994, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. If you liked the movie home alone and could do without the comedy bits then you might be interested in trying slayground, the fourteenth parker novel by richard stark. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. In 1962 he created the master thief parker and began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in slayground, parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic. Starring peter coyote, mel smith and billie whitelaw, the film is adapted from slayground, the 14th parker novel although the main character has been renamed to stone in this adaptation, written by donald westlake under the name richard stark. Outnumbered and outgunned, parker cant afford a single miscalculation. Buy a cheap copy of slayground book by richard stark. After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said. A relatively easy job just bungled by the poor driving of a second rate wheelman parker knew he shouldnt have brought on to the job.
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